UCLA joins the Big Ten primarily for football, but women's volleyball is set to compete in the nation's strongest conference. The Bruins will kick off their conference play on Friday against the No. 2 Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln.
When UCLA joined the Big Ten, it was a move designed specifically with football in mind but women's volleyball has joined the strongest conference in the country.
UCLA is just 3-7 in Lincoln all-time and is looking for its first win in the Devaney Center since 2003. It won't be easy as the Huskers are coming off sweeps against No. 3 Stanford and No. 5 Louisville.when it travels to No. 2 Nebraska on Sept. 27 before returning to Westwood for its first home match of 2024, hosting Ohio State on Sept. 29 ⤵️on Tuesday in Lincoln. "I think it's historic. We open with UCLA and USC so that will be very interesting because it's so new.
Ushering in this new era against Nebraska couldn't come at a better time for UCLA. The Huskers' recent match against the Cardinals aired on ABC averaging 684,000 viewers, becoming the most-watched regular season volleyball match on any ESPN platform. UCLA will play under a hot spotlight for the next several weeks as they take on several storied programs within the sport.
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